Main thrust:
In 10 starts Jones has 11 interceptions and 15 fumbles, with his only good games coming against bad teams (Bucs, Lions, Jets). He's thrown just one TD pass in all but one of his other starts.
Other tidbits:
"Jones is tied with Mason Rudolph for the 32nd worst ANY/A in the NFL, and Jones has been the worst, or second worst, quarterback in the NFL by other analytic measures. Ben Baldwin, a statistician for The Athletic, has been tracking completion percentage over expectation (CPOE) and expected points added (EPA) over the course of the season, and Jones ranks 34th of 35 qualifying quarterbacks."
I'm not a big analytics guy by any stretch and am unfamiliar with these indicators but thought it was interesting nevertheless.
I don't think Jones has been anything other than average to below average so I am not opposed to the idea of it. If Gettleman is staying on as GM obviously drafting another QB won't be on the table. But maybe it should be.
Giants should draft a quarterback? - (
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For the fake GM search in 2017, you could use the above with one adjustment:
"Any candidate that doesn't believe in Eli Manning isn't getting a second interview."
Kiper: No, and hear me out: I would take Burrow. Yes, the Redskins used the No. 15 pick on Dwayne Haskins in April's draft, but Burrow is going to have a much higher grade on my board. Washington is going to have a new coach (and potentially front office) who isn't tied to Haskins. Let Burrow and Haskins duke it out, like they did when Haskins won the job at Ohio State in 2018. It's worth noting that Arizona just did this with Josh Rosen in 2018 and Kyler Murray in 2019.
So it looks Kiper thinks out of the box too. And it's hard to accuse him of having any ax to grind...